A PRIMER ON CYBERSECURITY

Information technologies have become indispensable to the modern lifestyle and threats against the availability, integrity, andconfidentiality of information can affect the very functioning of our societies. The act of protecting information systems is knownas cybersecurity. Cybersecurity is a national and global phenomenon because the malicious use of cyberspace could hampereconomic, public health, safety, and national security activities. It is becoming more and more important as more information isbeing made available on computer networks. This paper provides a primer on this existing field